Chinese Herbal Dictionary

Sean Conklin

  • Ya Dan Zi – Brucea Seed – Fructus Bruceae

    Ya Dan Zi English Name: brucea seed (fruit) Literal Translation: “duck’s gallbladder seed” Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Bruceae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ya Dan Zi enters the Large Intestine and Liver channels; it is bitter in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ya Dan Zi?: The Chinese Herb Ya Dan Zi is… read more

  • Ya Ma Zi – Common Flax Seed – Semen Linum Usitatissimum

    Ya Ma Zi English Name: common flax seed, linseed Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Linum Usitatissimum Medica Category: Purgatives Properties: Ya Ma Zi enters the Lung, Liver, and Large Intestine channels; it is sweet in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Ya Ma Zi?: The Chinese Herb Ya Ma Zi is the seeds from the common… read more

  • Ya She Huang – Lippia – Herba Lippiae

    Ya She Huang English Name: lippia Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Lippiae Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ya She Huang enters the Liver and Kidney channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ya She Huang?: The Chinese Herb Ya She Huang is the dried aerial parts of the… read more

  • Yan Hu Suo – Corydalis – Rhizoma Corydalis

    Yan Hu Suo English Name: corydalis tuber Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Corydalis Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Yan Hu Suo enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and warm in temperature. What is Yan Hu Suo?: The Chinese Herb Yan Hu Suo is the dried tuber (rhizome)… read more

  • Yang Qi Shi – Actinolite – Actonolitum

    Yang Qi Shi English Name: actinolite Literal Translation: “yang rising stone” Pharmaceutical Name: Actinolitum Medica Category: Yang-Tonifying Herbs Properties: Yang Qi Shi enters the Kidney channel; it is salty in nature and slightly warm in temperature. What is Yang Qi Shi?: The Chinese Herb Yang Qi Shi is the calcined and crushed preparation of the… read more

  • Ye Jiao Teng – Polygonum Vine – Caulis Polygoni Multiflori

    Ye Jiao Teng English Name: polygonum vine Literal Translation: “vine to pass through the night” Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Medica Category: Shen Calming Herbs Properties: Ye Jiao Teng enters the Heart and Liver channels; it is sweet and slightly bitter in nature and neutral in temperature. What is Ye Jiao Teng?: The Chinese Herb… read more

  • Ye Ju Hua – Wild Chrysanthemum Flower – Flos Chrysanthemi Indici

    Ye Ju Hua English Name: wild chrysanthemum flower Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Chyrsanthemi Indicum Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs Properties: Ye Ju Hua enters the Lung and Liver channels; it is bitter and arid in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ye Ju Hua?: The Chinese Herb Ye Ju Hua is the unprocessed anthodium… read more

  • Ye Ming Sha – Bat Droppings – Excrementum Vespertilionis Murini

    Ye Ming Sha English Name: bat droppings Pharmaceutical Name: Ecrementum Vespertilionis Murini Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Ye Ming Sha enters the Liver channel; it is acrid in nature and cold in temperature. What is Ye Ming Sha?: The Chinese Herb Ye Ming Sha is the dried excrement from the Asian parti-colored bat… read more

  • Ye Ying Pi – Wild Black Cherry Bark – Preicarpium Prunus Pseudocerasus

    Ye Ying Pi English Name: wild black cherry bark Pharmaceutical Name: Pericarpium Prunus Pseudocerasus Medica Category: Astringent Herbs Properties: Ye Ying Pi enters the Lung channel; it is sour and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Ye Ying Pi?: The Chinese Herb Ye Ying Pi is the bark of the black cherry… read more

  • Yi Mu Cao – Leonurus – Herba Leonuri

    Yi Mu Cao English Name: leonurus, motherwort herb Literal Translation: “good for women/mother herb”, “benefit mother herb” Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Leonuri Medica Category: Blood-Invigorating and Stasis-Removing Herbs Properties: Yi Mu Cao enters the Heart, Liver, and Urinary Bladder channels; it is acrid and bitter in nature and cool in temperature. What is Yi Mu Cao?:… read more

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